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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03
woMAN's EQUALITY.

A distinguished bishop of the Church
of England once said that nine-tenths
Of the Christianity in the world was
temper. Although there is no inten-
ton here of Analysing that complex
subject known AS the woman Cues
tion," there is certainly mixed up with
its "rights" and its "wrongs" good
deal of temper. Few causes have suf-
fered more than this from its friends,
the initial mistake being in presenting
it before the bar Of public opinion as
case Of woman versus man. Now we
women have case, and strong one
too, but it is not against man at all. 1t
is against the existing state of things,
the tangled skein of customs and habi-
tudes which we have inherited, and
which cannot be Strengthened out by
fiat, be it from legislature, court, or
convention. One feature Of this IA
nous case is that the defendants cannot
be made to take it in earnest, but, treat
ing the whole thing as a joke, 60 on
with exasperatingly good humor, pay
ing our bills and INDUCING extravagant
fancies in the injured class. The truth
is we are suffering from political and
other disabilities; our sex is an encum-
brance in any effort to earn our bread.
But this in only partial statement of
a very large subject. Who are the
burden bearers in this toiling world ?
Upon whom falls the responsibility of
feeding and clothing this DISTINGUISHED
class Is it nothing to enjoy immunity
from such cares, to lead lives Of luxuri-
Gus idleness, as thousands and tens of
thousands do, while the men of your
households are making it the business
of their lives to supply your needs OF
( course there are women to whom this
does not apply. There are men who
brutally ignore the claims of wife and
children, but such cases are conspicu-
Gus because they are departures from
the law of society. Nor does it apply
to the lower classes, where men and wo.
men to some extent toll and share the
burden of support. But we assert that
in the class we are addressing there is
a picturesque survival of the relation
which found its highest expression in
knighthood. In the general evolution
of the race woman has not grown out
of the immature period during which
she is protected by man, and to be an.
CRY with that protection shows mis-
conception of the subject. Mary Par
n,ele, IN the American Magazine for No
uenaber.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03
@TRE STRONGHOLD OF THE
CHURCH"

In an article on "The Stronghold of
the Church" in the last Open Court,
Col. 7. W. Higginson says
Emerson declared, forty years ago,
that what hold the popular faith had
upon the people was ''gone or going"
He asked why we should drag the dead
weight of the Sunday-school over the
globe, and lived to see his own daugh-
ter holding Sunday-school for little
Arab children on the Nile. Reformers
predicted the decay of church buildings
and the cessation Of the clergy but l
suppose that there never was decen-
NAL period when so many or so costly
churches were erected in America as
within the last ten years, eliminating
in proposed Protestant cathedral at
New York, to cost ten millions. There
has undoubtedly been a diminution in
the relative number of clergymen pro-
ceeding from our older colleges, but
there are still enough to fill the pulpits,
whencesoever they come; and those
who visit Trinity church in Boston, or
st. Georges church in New FORK, can
not doubt that eloquent preachers yet
have power to draw audiences. The
number of people who habitually alb
sent themselves from church may be
very large and the average congrega-
ton may be somewhat smaller than
formerly; but there are surely no ex-
ternal indications of approaching de-
cay"
We believe that Col. Higginson is
right. Indeed, statistics seem to speak
more strongly than he. A hundred
years ago there were less than 1000
church organizations in this country, or
one to every LOO souls. Now there
are some $4,000 such organizations, or
one to every 900 souls, or thereabouts.
No, the signs of the times do not seem
to point to future without churches
or religion, or with fewer churches or
less religion but to future of more
practical and useful churches, and of
more reasonable religion Unitarian.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03
LOYALTY TO THE CENTRAL
IDEA.

Early Apostles of the final restora-
ton in this country were not inventors,
but discoveries. The truth existed
long before either Murray or any of the
fathers saw it. 1t is not, therefore, a
new doctrine. 1t is as old as creation
itself. God was always the Father of
his children. He always loved them,
always desired their best good. He
created in love, sustains in love, and he
will never leave nor forsake us. And
as to the restoration of all things, we
read in Acts iii. 81, that it has always
been taught by all Gods holy prophets
ever since the world began. Why, then,
should we not teach it?
Our fathers were Christians-Bible
MISUNDERSTANDING more than any
other class of religionists, having a
larger hope and stronger faith than
any other people, in the ultimate tri-
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03
THE SPIRIT OF Discomfort


The other day we stood by a cooper
who was playing merry tune with his
adze around cask. "Ah," said he.
"mine is hard lot-driving hoop"
"Heigho," sighed the blacks NTH on a
hot summer day, as he wiped the perspi-
tation from his brow, while the red iron
glowed on the anvil, this is life with a
vengeance, melting and frying ones self
over hot fire."
so that was carpenter!" calculated
the shoemaker, az he bent over his lap
stone. "Here am, day after day, wear
ing my soul away, making soles for 9TH
ers-cooped up in this little seventy
nine room. -humI'
81 m sick of this out door work. ex-
claimed the bricklayer, "broiling under
the sweltering sun or exposed to the in
clemency of the weather. I wish I was
tailor"
"This is too bad" petulantly cried the
tailor, "to be compelled to sit perched up
here plying the needle all the time.
Would that mine were more active
lifep
"Last day of grace! Banks won't dis
count, customers won't pay-what shall I
do?" grumbles the merchant, 81 had
rather be truck, dog or anything
else"
Happy fellowsl" groans the lawyer,
as he scratches his head over some dry,
musty records" happy fellowsp had
rather hammer stones all day than puzzle
my head on these tedious, vexstious
questions" -Zion's Waterman.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03

umph of the good and true. In our
view there is no antagonism between
science and religion while science
alienates from many religious dogmas,
which were born and cultured in the
dark ages of the world, every discovery
of genuine science harm onizes with the
gospel of Christ and renders more sta
BILE the temple of Christian truth.
But we are not intolerant. Nor do
we expect entire harmony Of religious
opinions, SO long as we tabernacle in
the flesh. What men need is more
charity and less theology. Diversity
in unity. You know the Grecians were
never united in every item of their
creed. The Mohammedans have had
their Omar and their Ali. The Trini-
tartan Christians have had their Ter.
tullian, their Calvin, their Luther and
others, and we have had our st. Paul
our John, Origen, Priestley, Charming
Chaplin and Ballou. We claim all these
noble men as of the household of faith,
because they were all loyal to our great
central truths-God our Father, Christ
our Saviour, and heaven our everlast-
ing home. Priestley laid bare the cor
ruptions of Christianity Charming de-
Tended the unity of God and the dig
nifty of human nature. Ballou walked
through the Bible like giant in the
footsteps of st. Paul, telling us that he
was persuaded that neither life MOI
death, nor any other creature was able
to separate us from the love of God
our Father; while Chaplin sang songs
of universal deliverance from all sir
and sorrow, so sweetly, that ever
Beecher joined in the chorus, Canor
Farrar shouted amen, in Westminster
Abbey. and the Queen responds, "St
let it be l'-Reu. James Shrigley.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03
BEEcHER's ADVICE.

HENRY WARD BEECHER in one of
his latest sermons said ITO all the
young that are coming into the church,
l say, be young, be gay, be hopeful, be
mirthful. If God has given you a
sparkling disposition, thank God and
cultivate it. While it may not be the
object of your life to have the joy that
comes from these qualities, it is the
privilege of your life to perform all
your duties under its influence and
they can he performed in no other way
so well. The world needs just such a
development of Christianity. The world
is full of sorrow; it needs cheer. 1t is
full of dependency; it needs hope. 1t
is full of cowardice it needs courage.
1t travails in pain; it wants a healthful
atmosphere, sweet, and balmy, and ra-
diant. 1t wants singing Christianity.
1t wants the messenger of Christ to be
light bearer, and no man has the right
to make a dark lantern, to go home and
open the light to himself and family
alone. They that carry burdensome,
woe-smitten face, dishonor God. 1t is
contrary to his word. 1t is saying SUBJ
stantially to the world that all hope, all
the promise of the divine presence, all
the love which is poured like an atmos-
phere around about US every day from
the bosom of Jesus Christ is false and
wrong. The man that carries doubt
ing, weary, saddened face, misinter-
prets the religion of Jesus Christi
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03

RECENTLY, in accordance with time
honored custom, the annual "Lion SER
mon was preached at st. Katharine Gree,
Leadenhall street, London. The origin
of this service dates back some two and a
half centuries ago, when, according to
tradition, Sir JOHN GAYER, who was at
one time Lord Mayor OF London, left a
sum of money for the purpose OF com.
memorating his remarkable escape from
death while journeying in Arabia or some
other Eastern country. While travelling
on this particular occasion, Sir JOHN was
unexpectedly confronted by lion. Hav-
ing no weapon near at hand, the knight
fell on his knees in prayer, and, accord
ing to the legend, the king of beasts,
having taken a quiet survey of the wor-
thy knight, suddenly turned and walked
off in another direction, leaving him I'M
harmed. Sir JOHN GAYER, on rising from
his devotion, vowed to commemorate his
unlocked for escape, and made bequest
for instituting a service to be held on the
anniversary of his adventure, which is
said to have taken place on the 18th Of
October. The lion sermon from that
time has therefore been annually preach
ed on this date at st. Katharine Cree.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03

Similar quotations might be multi
piled. Universalists alone can inter
pref these passages without doing vio-
lence to the laws of language. Nor do
they have any difficulty in harmonizing
these passages with the rest of the
Bible. Those texts which are COM
monty thought to teach the doctrine of
endless torment are buttresses of Uni
versalism when properly interpreted
not of the sham Universalism which SO
many preachers tilt against, but of real
Universalism as preached by those who
understand it.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03

The Japanese criminal of rank is po-
litely executed by means Of fan. On
being sentenced to death he is presented
with tan, which he must receive with
low bow, and as he bows, presto the ex-
ecutioner draws his sword and cuts his
head of. In fact, there is fan for every
occasion in Japan.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03

Hope is the rudy morning ray of time,
recollection is its golden tinge; but the latter
is wont to sink amid the dews and dusky
shades of twilight, and the bright blue day
which the former promises breaks indeed,
but in another world and with another sun.
Richter.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03

Miss Emma Lazarus, a well-known
literary woman of New York, died the
10Th inst, aged 36. Miss Lazarus's first
work was a volume of poems entitled,
"Admetus and Other Poe u.s." written
when she was IL years of age, and that
was followed by novel, "Alide," "Songs
of Semitic" translation of the German
poet Heine, "By the Waters of Babylon, Z"
"Little Poems in Prose" and other works.
A number of her poems and essays ap.
peared in the Century Magazine BY
her literary work she has won much
praise and was regarded highly for her
ability. She was closely related to Miss
Gratz, the fiancee Of Washington Irving
and the original of the character of Re-
becca in SCOTS novel of "Ivanhoe."
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03

An English publication, says Mr..
Trollope. considered Whateley the wit
test man he ever knew, and contempo-
rary memoirs TEEN with proofs of his wit.
A lady once went to Dublin Castle in
such very full dress that more bust than
barege was visible. "Did you ever see
anything so unblushing?" said some one
to the Archbishop. "Never, since was
weaned," replied the wit.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03

During the Presidential campaign
OF 1856, when John @. Fremont was the
Republican NOMINEES, Mr.. Curtis, in
company with James Booth, went to New
York to hear Lincoln speak. AS Lincoln
stepped upon the platform to begin his
spee,h Booth said to Curtis, "What a
homely man! He's the homliest man 1
ever saw" But as Lincoln talked and
waxed eloquent, Booth brought his
clenched fist down on Curtis's knee and
the latter said he hit har6 and said,
Seymour Curtis, he is not so bad looking
after all ! He grows handsomer all the
time" At last, with sledge-hammer
blow of his fist on Curtis's knea, Booth
exclaimed, "Curtis, he is the handsomest
man ever saw"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03
NOTES ABOUT PEOPLE.

In chatty, intelligent, and cheer
full manner Mrs. Francis Edgar, of Phil
adelphia relates the Incidents attending
Latayette's visit, and tells of her first
glimpse of Washington. She has just
passed her 100sh birthday.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03

The Chicago Times states that the
movement which was started soon after
Gen. Hancock's death, for the purchase
of home at Washington for his widow,
went so far that house was shown to
Mrs. Hancock, which she was assured
would be bought for her, and she had
goods shipped to the city, where they
were stored to await the action of the
donors, but since then nothing has been
heard OF the matter. This is not very
creditable recital.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03

p. T. Barnum tells touching
story of an incident that occurred when
Jenny Lind was singing in Boston. GA
poor working .grl," he said, "thrust So
into the HANDS of the ticket-seller for a
back seat in Jenny's concert. On re-
ceiving the ticket she said, There goes
my wages for one week, but must hear
that good angel sing Jenny's secretary,
her cousin, Max Hjortzberg, Immediately
went to the green-room and laughingly
told Jenny. shall never forget how she
jumped to her feet and exclaimed: %,
this must not bel Poor girl, she shall not
lose her money! 1t is wicked Max, take
this money (handing him a $50 gold
piece, search out that poor creature, and
put it in her hands with my love- God
bless herr Cousin Max found the girl,
and witnessed food of grateful tears
from the working girls eyes.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03

Samuel P. Langley, who has been
elected Secretary of the Smithsonian In
stitution, is a native Of Roxbury, where
he was born in 1884, and educated in the
Latin school. In 1864 he visited the OBJ
servatories of Europe with his brother
John W. Langley, now Professor of
Chemistry at the University OF Michigan.
In 1865 he entered the Harvard College
Observatory as assistant, and was subse-
quently appointed Assistant Professor of
Mathematics in the navy. In 1867 he
took charge of the Allegheny Observa-
tory near Pittsburg. The time service now
universal in the United States was in
augurated by Prof. Langley, the extend
ed connection with railroads, cities, and
the public generally having been origin
ated by him as system at the Allegheny
Observatory in 1869.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03

President Cleveland sits down
three times day to one of the best-served
private tables in Washington. He does
not affect to be q judge OF good things
in general, nor is he especially solicitous
over what he shall eat or drink but, new
ertheless, there were none of his distin-
guished predecess ors who enjoyed good
things in life more than he does. His
friends are SO we'll aware of his extreme
fondness for game and fish that the pres
idential refrigerator, adjoining the roomy,
old fashioned kitchen in the mansion, is
rarely without big stock of presents of
this kind, and all this is amply supplement
ed by the purchases made by the house
steward, who buys iudiciously and gen
erously of the very best the market af-
fords.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03

--Thackeray went to dine once with
a newly married wife who, like all young
housekeepers, was little bit Hurried as
the novelist's visit was unexpected. She
thought, however, that if she sent out to
the nearest confectioners for a dish Of
tarts, pleasant little flip would be Civ
en- to the otherwise very plain meal.
Thackeray must have noticed when the
pastry was placed upon the table that it
was not exactly homemade; and, when
he was asked il he would have tart, he
said laughingly-"I will; but will have
twopenny one, if you please"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-10
Shakespeare too Much for the Jury
Philadelphia Record


In will case before a. court and rus
tic jury, Jere Black appeared as counsel
for the youngest of three sisters, and
sought to break the will on the ground
that the two elder sisters had, with the
assistance of his learned brother, the
COUNSEL on the other side cajoled and
coerced the dead father during his dying
hours into signing a will giving them all
his property and leaving the younger
daughter out in the cold. Black who was
young then, made great speech to the
jury, in which king Lear" very naturally
appeared.
"Goneril was at that bedside, gentle
men of the jury" he exclaimed. "Regan
was there. But whore was Cordelia?"
The jury remained out for some time.
At last they came in, but the foreman re-
ported that they could not agree. All of
them except one man were in favor of
the youngest sister, but the one man was
not satisfied and could not be satisfied
about what he thought flaw in the evil
dence.
"What is it?" asked the court of the OBJ
durate juror.
''Why, your honor" said the fellow, ''if
Mr.. Goneril and Mr.. Regain were present,
as that lawyer said, why didn't he put
them in the witness box?"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-10
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, February 5--Flour Unchanged
Wheat-Infuenced by weak cables; higher con-
suls and French rentes opened weak and about
Nc and closed &c under yesterday tx for seller
cash; n 9-16 for seller March; IS 7-I6 for seller
May Corn-Dull and easier; sc lower than
yesterday 35ts for seller cash; IS 111S for seller
March; 40A for seller May. Oats-Dul and easy
&c lower; IS 716 for seller cash; 25 916 for sel-
Ter March; 80 for seller May. Rye-Qu;et at "a.
Bariey-Dull at So Prime Timothy-1.s6. Flax
LOG. Whisky-11S. Pork-Active and weak at a
decline of 159e0c closing weak; 13. 3O013. % for
seller cash and March; IS .471a01s.5o for seller
May. Lard-Nodsratively active and easier;
2k15e lower; 6. 621sG6 IS for seller cash; 6671k
@6.70 for seller March; 6.ss11s16 SIS for seller May
short ribs CTS; shoulders, 57515S0; short clear,
7.0517.10. Butter-Tame; creamery, 20@2711;
dairy, 1904. Cheese Tame; full cream ched-
ders 121a@la; fiatss 121a01aa4; young Americas,
1301a1s; Skins, s1s0121S. Egss-e702s16
Hides and talIow unchanged.
F1our-Receipts II 900; shipmenvs, "a, DOC.
Wheat-Reeeipts, $4,000: shipments, 10000.
Corn-Receipts, g., 900; shipments, 10000
Oats-Receipts, 5000; shipments, $1,000.
Rye-Receipts, 1909; shipments, 1900
Barley-Recelpts, 49,O00; shipments, l4,0O0.
CHICAGO Feb. 5.-The Drovers' Journal re-
ports: Cattlf-Receipts, 10000; shipping steers,
3.4505 90; stockers and feeders, 21013 so; cows
bulls and mixed, L75Q3.s5; bulk a.25@3 so.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; steady and strong; rough
and mixed. 4.7OI5. Is; packing and shipping,
5.O005 40; light, 4.5O05.1O; skips, 5000 40
Sheep-Receirts, 300; slow and steady; natives,
2.O0@4.75; western. 5O@4 so; lambs, 1000
$50
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-10
FRIDAY.

The state convention of farmers met in
the agricultural rooms in the capitol,
Friday morning at 9 o'clock, to finish its
weeks work.
An interesting address by Hon. A. A..
Arnold of Trempesleau, on the science of
breeding, opened the exercises.
Then followed Mr.. n. E. Allen, of Beav-
er Dam. Legislative Needs of the Farmer
was his theme.
The following, presented by Hon. A. A.
Arnold, was adopted:
+ WHEREAS 1t is apparent that for all benefits
conferred the recipients would be angrateful to
not reciprocate. if opportunity offers, and
WAEREAS, The custom or Civ ing railroad passes
has become an oppression on tho railroads cor
porations themselves, it being apparent from the
large number of farmers and others in this con-
ventlon being here on passes obtained from their
local representatives; and
WHEREAS, These passes are mostly bestowed
upon those that can best afford to pay their own
fare, and not upon the poorer classes: and
WHEREAS We believe the custom is corrupting
in its influence; therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sentiment Of this con-
venton that any legislation that will put stop to
the system will be- in the interest Of the people and
good government.
The above takes the place of that
presented by Judge L. G. Sloan, and
adopted few days ago, and then re-
scinded.
Congress was urged by resolutions, to
pass bills aiding the agricultural colleges
of the country and to establish others;
favoring the freq transportation of land
fertilizers, and asking the railroads to
grant special rates for the transportation
of salt, and requesting the officers of the
experimental station and the secretary of
the state agricultural society to present
the above measure to the railroad compa-
MES of the state through the railroad
commissioner; urging the legislature to
provide for the listing of all swamp lands
by the people in behalf of the towns and
counties of the state, and urging the pros
ecution before the general land Office and
elsewhere as may be necessary to reach
the result; urging the legislature to
establish separate agricultural college;
requesting congress to legislate for the
prevention of pleuro- pneumonia; and
thanking Governor Rusk for his liberal
improvements of the agricultural rooms,
and the legislature for the use of the as
sembly chamber for meetings of the con-
vention, the railroads for their liberal in.
ducements offered those who attended
the convention, and Secretary Newton
for the artistic manner in which he has
decorated the agricultural rooms.
On motion, the convention adj ourn ed
sine die.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-10
Couldn't Make it Out.
Merchant Traveller

youthful traveller on the Baltimore &
Ohio road was curious to know the mean
ing OF certain signposts along the rail-
read track.
Conductor" asked he, what does w.
and r. meant"
"Why, ring and whistle" was the re-
ply.
There was a silence for some time when
the young man observed:
81 can see well enough how w. stands
for wiring, but I'm blessed if I see how r.
stands for whistle"